Discussing whether Asian central banks will embark on further monetary policy easing with Erik Lueth, Senior Regional Economist from RBS .

Eugene Ludwig, Founder and CEO of Promontory Financial, says that a global recession will hit manufacturing and consumer sales.

Walter Mohr, Region Head of South East Asia & Pacific at Clariant says that moving the global headquarter of its textile chemicals business to Singapore marks the importance of Asia in their strategy. Meanwhile, Europe will remain a major driver of future growth.

Alfred Cheng, group MD at Parkson Retail Asia, discusses Parkson Asia's IPO and its future prospects.

Vasu Menon, VP, Group Wealth Management at OCBC Bank, says Asia will outperform other regions, particularly as Europe grapples with sluggish growth in the next 5-10 years.

Leslie Palti-Guzman, analyst, Global Energy and Natural Resources at Eurasia Group, thinks that Southeast Asia's gas demand will increase by 18% over the next four years.

Despite the uncertainty in Europe, Keppel Corp's CEO Choo Chiau Beng is not worried about how it will affect the demand for commodities.

Mike Game, Asia CEO of Hudson, says hiring expectations are falling across Hong Kong and Singapore, especially in the banking and financial services sector.

Sigve Brekke, Exec VP & Head of Asia Operations, Telenor Group says there is long term potential in Asian markets despite the present challenges.

Iwan J. Azis, head, Office of Regional Economic Integration at Asian Development Bank says the impact of global economic crisis on Asia depends on how effective government policies are in curbing the Euro zone and U.S. debt crises fallout.

John Prestbo, Editor and Executive Director of Dow Jones Indexes Oversight Committee talks about its new Dow Jones index, which tracks 30 leading Asian blue chip companies.

Patrik Nagel, vice president of sales at ADS Securities, talks about the Asian FX market becoming the second largest in the world and explains why it will continue to attract investors.

Shaun Di Gregorio, CEO of iProperty Group, says that over 90% of the Asian property market is funded by regional investors and that is why the flow of capital has not been affected by the European debt crisis.

US stocks rallied for a third straight day, providing positive trading cues for Friday's session in Asia.

Scott Durchslag, President of Expedia Worldwide, says he is looking to expand within Asia, and aims to boost online penetration for travel in this region.

Nathan Slack, MD, Head of Southeast Asia Investors at J.P. Morgan Private Bank likes Asia because of its cheap valuations.

Scott Price, President & CEO of Walmart Asia, believes that workforce diversity and representation of women in leadership positions at Walmart are important, given that most consumers are women.

Mark Kellock, Head of Regional Insurance, Asia Ex-Japan Equity Research Barclays Capital, is overweight on Ping An thinks that AIA is an attractive investment if we look beyond current market turmoil.

Matthew Phillips, Leader of Financial Services M&A at PCW China, says that domestic acquisitions remain the main driver of M&A in Asia as companies seek to increase market share.

Eduardo Leemann, CEO of Falcon Private Bank, discusses investment opportunities in Middle East and Asia.